While Paul was focussing on desigining and delivering the Super Gerbil CNC kickstarter project, I was helping with the testing. Rather than using simple test shapes, I tackled something a little more complex to help avoid boredom ! The result was a toy truck as a beginner’s CNC project. Actually, being made from acrylic, it’s […]
This blog is about the Mini Gerbil acrylic case. You asked for it, so here it is ! You can use and modify to meet your own needs. Assembly Instructions The design is simple and just a slot and click mechanism for the case. The PCB is held in place by 4 stand offs (M3 […]
Installing an Amp meter Some K40s, especially the more popular model, has a digital panel. Although it seems a favorite, it’s working is actually disappointing. Between two k40s, one will output the same strength at 10% while the other indicates 30%. This makes cutting guess work when you use the panel. The solution to this, […]
Buy laser cutter upgrades easily in our new store SuperGerbil.com. It sells all our products in a standard shopping cart format, so it’s easy to use. We’ve included local and international shipping in the product price, because that’s what you like. And don’t worry, we’ll continue to blog and hold the K40 forum on Awesome.Tech […]
Debugging the K40 controller set up consists of a few steps which are easy to follow. Comms Motion Limit stops Laser power You probably need: a small Philips screw driver for the screw terminals, a simple multi-meter and some gummy bears. First we need to test whether the board communicates with your computer. Best way […]
Other lasers Other lasers can be connected via the x and y axis motor outputs on the shield as long they use stepper motors. You can feed the steppers with maximum of 35 Volt on the power connector on the K40 shield. The controller is fed via the same power connector via the 5V pin. The Power stepper […]
This page describes how you can get started with cutting and engraving. We assume you have installed the Gerbil hardware and are ready for your first project. The first project is cutting a circle out of acrylic or plywood. The second project is to engrave a picture on wood. The best way to get results […]
It has been a while that I wrote a blog about my K40 but many things were in train to fulfil the Kickstarter for my K40 Controller called Gerbil (after the firmware ‘Grbl’). The news is that the K40 shields are assembled and delivered to my fulfilment partner Skyzer Technologies and the remaining Gerbil controllers […]
Another great day, as Makers of all ages flooded into the Bay Area MakerFaire to see an incredible array of projects and connect with like minded folk. Both the Laser Controller and Personal Particle Accelerator consistently received great comments like ‘very cool’ and ‘awesome’. It was really satisfying to hear so many like minded people […]
Today, our intrepid Aussie adventurers set up their demos at the Bay Area MakerFaire. We’re pretty sure they haven’t seen a particle accelerator before ! First, Jo constructed a display case for the particle accelerators – we gotta keep little fingers off this complex equipment !!! (Photo taken before the protective backing plastic was peeled […]